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F1 qualifying changes approved

Formula 1 bosses have decided to press ahead with the introduction of a new elimination-style qualifying system from the start of the season. The idea was voted through unchanged on Friday by the world council of F1's governing body the FIA, sources say. It means the system will be used for the first time at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on 19 March. The World Council has decided to ignore suggestions for tweaks to avoid an empty track at the end of qualifying. The decision comes despite F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone saying last week he had been told the timing software and on-screen television graphics could not be changed for the Melbourne race. Senior figures pushed...
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